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Has Obama Just Launched a Dangerous New Cold War in Asia Driven By Energy Concerns?

Michael T. Klare, TomDispatch.com. December 6, 2011.

This ensures that, environmentally, militarily, and economically, we will find ourselves in a more, not less, perilous world.

More and More Refugees Flee the Devastation of Climate Change

Rousbeh Legatis, IPS News. November 30, 2011.

Asian countries, home to about 60 percent of the world's population, will be hit hardest by changing weather patterns and a degrading environment, research indicates.

Globalization Leads to Struggle for Food that Imperils Filipino Poor

Erika Eichelberger, AlterNet. November 25, 2011.

As the world faces the uphill battle of feeding its people in the coming years, neoliberalism and globalization add insult to injury in the Philippines.

Last Chance for Justice: Will Khmer Rouge Leaders Finally Face Consequences for the Killing Fields?

Irwin Loy, Inter Press Service. November 25, 2011.

Three senior Khmer Rouge leaders are on trial in what may be the last major legal case against the group's leaders, but many call the trial a sham.

The U.S. Can Kiss its Political Power in the Pacific Goodbye: Why 2012 Will Shake Up Asia and the World

John Feffer, TomDispatch.com. October 4, 2011.

The U.S. has reached the high-water mark of its Pacific presence and influence. The geopolitical map is about to be redrawn.

Why Civilian Control of the US Military Is Deeply Threatened

Conn Hallinan, AlterNet. August 18, 2011.

A military that conducts stealthy night raids, secret assassinations, and death-dealing drones is more likely to believe it has the right to control America's policy abroad.

Asian Powers Are Starting to Call the Shots, and the US Can't Do Anything About It

Juan Cole, TomDispatch.com. November 11, 2010.

Just how weakened the United States has been in Asia is easily demonstrated by the series of rebuffs its overtures have suffered from regional powers.

Australia Welcomes Asian Refugees with Detention in For-Profit Jails -- Or by Just Allowing Them to Drown

Allison Kilkenny, TruthOut.org. October 19, 2010.

Boat arrivals only make up 5% of Australia's annual humanitarian intake. There are approximately 50,000 "illegal" persons in Australia at any one time and most are British.

Less Consumer Spending in America Will Spark Radical Protest in Asia

Walden Bello, Foreign Policy in Focus. February 13, 2009.

The sudden end of the 30-year export era in Asia is going to have some ugly consequences.

Asia's Hidden Arms Race

John Feffer, TomDispatch.com. February 16, 2008.

Six countries talk peace while preparing for war.

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